Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-30

P-k.
Such nonsense as yours, am willing to hear,
A. d far mora than willing; TOO willing, / fear
so much so indeed, that 1 venture TO say.
That you wi l be first to feel ennui to day.
No er nu' fer me, not yawn or a Sigh,
1 could not be sad, Though 1 should Try,
Fog this, your return, Set nay Cheek oil sglow,
and ma q me act simple and silly, you know,
Aud that is enough, hence my feelings are gay,
And you here, you AnoW:
PIX.
o. Mis- Anna! now pray
Don't be so sarcastic.
Anna.
S'scastic, indeed
am not, lis the truth.
If 1t is, then plead
T at you will orgive me, for l 90 declare
thought yon W. re- jasting. beg you brware
How 20 ouch the sweet chords Of loves gen
tie ute,
For m heart is az low, though my lips remain
N Ite.
that nothing is lac them, but heavens sOfthUe,
Your voice is like music, soft gen lie and low,
Aud am in love.
Mr.. P, now v5T,
I 20 not deserve sir, such terrible wit,
AS this, and beg you Ow, that yoo quit
Quit telling the truth? Is usele,s forme
20 Try to conceal t, my heart is not fee,
l wac, TIL l met YOU.
Anna.
WHY will you pretend
Such folly as this? wha' will be tue erd
of HIS can you tell me- and ar'n't you afraid
You'll leave me q poor broken hearted sad
maid,
To weep at your leaving, to sigh while you're
To wat for your coming, from days esrly
TIL right brings me sleep, and al the night
I dream, and keep dreaming of you, only you:
PIX.
! 7 fnrYc artr nnl o. no
o. IeavinSy sid and breaking yout heart,
No pang would cause, though IN own heart
Yet yours would I gua-d, 'twould be sacred as
Anna
So so sir! thipk have heard this before,
Have Sc the play act d, Yes over and Ger,
Now please don' get commonp ace, men of you
kind,
Ought surely be p ushs d. genteel and ref ed.
If love is yCuF theme be romantic and grand
Make love ike knight, thus-tnus-take your
Thus loos at me lovingly. ok the delight
You feel ddmiring so pretty sight.
Thus sigh, as though longing for one gentle
To ma you as joyous and free a. bird;
Then maF your resolve; press your suit like a
Thus on the war-you only who can
Maze this sad heart be ad, make darkness
gov light,
Make Qw weary hours take wings in their
whose ewes are like heaven. SO tenderlV blue,
Who'e voice is ike mueic, soft th'lling and
W ose smile is like day-dawn dispellns the
nj. hit
And ki sing the world with It's roseste nsht,
Wilt thou, mine own angel, turn hither those
Ana gladden. this soul? II in them there lies
The arrows of love.
! Yes, and winged ia each 0at
And barbpF beCluS3 OujVeriDp deeD in this
hart
feel the Keen sting as 1t picrceo me through
An sIills It's each throb, save those b stIng
for you.
! Y ur voi e is not Ike aRv music on ca tn,
! 'Tis muslc's sweet self, Ut whose heavenly
birth,
Bl,st arg Is were siaging,-and then, your
ct smi g,
Is such We learn, in the past dlt hegu'le
The q sof our God, aud di make them de
From avn, and marry tn daughters of men.
Mine angel indeed! Niue own goudess OF love
I'D nj try pure spirit descends liz fove,
! AnC resting, hads nalo of li2ht m, life
s 'ch light as is she by the SIN le f vile.
If 1, like old Adam. the Ga, of my hiftn
| Had le pc into anhood, lord of H. earth
The only on here, would 70 IN the world
Add ella m me n Eve till fate LED me to you
| Ana.
And I. were Eve, would roam Paradise bow
DIsport in it's shades md its sweet scented
Though Satan should enter, with countenancc
bright
Like mo Ming star, dazzling my eyes with it,
light,
Yet, 10 King around, should I miss thy kind
I'd fee to rby side, and there trusirgly place
| NJ, self for protection. My d ind would be Tree
! Z ON wish 20 taste fruit, though it hung on tho
! O knowledge so low, I could reach up ~ d poll
| Yet knowing you loved me, my cup would be
foil.
PIX.
Bound, leap thou my heart, or TO day thou art
| And unalIoyed hap J'ness now is thy guest.
| Sin' e Anna conf sses she loves me, feel
! ny vigor renewed. Like we'll tempered steel
LIES burdeIs Il ay bend me, but never Cal
break,
I'll bear them and conquer for mas sweet
Anna
1 did no con ess but only sRid this
/ That If we Eve and happened TO miss.
The face of my Adam
PIX.
You LED me to think
/ That was your Adam
Anna,
And you made me drink
| \ aughL of sW eet nectar by calling me Eve,
BY which, sir, GU led me IN rru h to be Iieve,
That GU we4e our Adam, and was my own,
| Till Adam fouI d out that to live all alone
FOR an was not well.
PIX.
That already Know,
Confess it, dec are I, and swear it is SO;
What els ?, nv fair Eve, would you I've me to
do?
How many more doubts Will I have to go
through,
Before you are willing to own yourself mine?
Ana.
zod only can tell; I will never be thine
PIX.
o heavens
Until
Until VIVA? Only say.
Remember, the world was not made in day.
P k.
Is lime what you want?
Time for what. Mr.. P?
Time for what? Why, TO answer my question
What question:
Why, that one asked you just now.
Anna.
I've ansU cred each question you asked me, I
You haven't.
have.
P-k.
Well what did you say?
Was 1t yes, that you said, or did you cay nay:
ma.
You've asked me no question demanding reply
With yes, or no.
Miss Anna o why
Wi you thus Keep me racked with cruel sus-
pense?
p ease lis ien-and after this. make no pretence,
FOR on your reply, hangs the doom of a life.
Be candid, anu tell me, will yO0 be my wife!
Anna.